Seaside, FL

Seaside, Florida looks like it could be right out of a scene in a movie! As a matter of fact, it is! I recently visited Seaside for the first time and fell in LOVE! Besides the fact that everyone here rides their bike everywhere, the scenery, architecture and vibes of the whole town are just perfection.

 Seaside is an unincorporated master-planned community on the Florida Panhandle between Destin and Panama City! Being one of the first cities in America designed on the principles of New Urbanism, the town has become the topic of slide lectures in architectural schools and in housing-industry magazines, and is visited by design professionals all over the United States! Sweet little Seaside rose to global fame as being the main filming location of the movie The Truman Show!

(Truman's house from the movie!)

The idea behind Seaside came from 1946, when the grandfather of future founder Robert S. Davis bought 80 acres of land along the shore of Northwest Florida as a summer retreat for his family.  In 1979 Davis inherited the parcel from his grandfather, and aimed to transform it into an old-fashioned beach town, with traditional wood-framed cottages of the Florida Panhandle. Davis, his wife Daryl, and architectural partners Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ), toured the south studying small towns as a basis for planning Seaside.

Individual housing units in Seaside are required to be different from other buildings, with designs ranging from styles such as Victorian, Neoclassical, Modern, Postmodern, and Deconstructivism. (per Wikipedia, of course) 

Seaside has no private front lawns, and only native plants - no sod - are used in front yards.

Seaside is Home to one of Florida’s first charter schools---big white school houses with a perfectly groomed courtyard and what must be the greenest grass on the planet.

The house we stayed in was great---Just a short bike ride (or golf cart when we were feeling lazy) from downtown Seaside, the white sand dunes and the BEACH!

The Post Office, one of the most photographed landmarks in Seaside, was just the cutest little thing you’ve ever seen.

The food and drinks were great!

Food trucks, paddle board yoga, and record stores---We had so much fun exploring shops, admiring design and  soaking up the sun!

June's Obsessions!

Whew! May flew by!  I can hardly even believe it’s June already!! But, that means it’s time for this month’s obsessions list! Knowing we get to show off what we’re lovin’ these days makes our “obsessions” lists grow miiiiiighty quickly (we even had to narrow it down this month)!
So here we go:

1. Lulie Wallace.
An artist out of Charleston, South Carolina that makes note cards, fabric, totes, lunchboxes, pillows , duffles, scarves and, of course, original artwork. Angie loved her work so much she bought herself one! Here’s a snap of hers!

2. These fab hex stools!
I found these on Pinterest and was like "ahhhhhhhh!!!" Need. Want. Must have.

They are made by WoodSmithe Design Company.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find out where to buy them, only who makes them…so, stay tuned!

3. Garden Chinoiserie Mural

This dreamy thing is by Vousta and is sold at Anthropolie.
(The pattern also comes in a quilt AND pillows! See below!)

I'll take it all, please.

4. Patriarch, Prosperity Post Mount
Found at The Classic Light Company, you can get it in all different color combinations!
Don’t be surprised if you see this in front of Angie’s house in the future!

5. Chords Designs Lamps
Local artist and personal friend of mine, Anna Gleason, owner of Chords Designs, specializes in musically inspired creations! Normally in the jewelry business, Anna also dabbles in lamp making---all out of old instruments! You can find samples of her work at The AgoraBorealis on Lake Street in Shreveport (along with a ton of other cool local art)!

6. Spoonflower
If you haven’t heard of spoonflower, get to Googlin’. Spoonflower.com is a site that has tons---MILLIONS of different patterns that can be printed as wallpaper, fabric or gift wrap. They have traditional. They have quirky and they have everything in between. Want florals, donuts, arrows or narwhals? You search it, they’ll have it!

The even cooler part? You can even design your own! Sayyyy maybe you want wallpaper with my face on it? Boom. Upload it, order it and it’s yours!

I personally want wallpaper with Angie’s face all over it. Don’t worry, I’ll post a picture to Instagram once it comes in! 

***Disclaimer: If you start seeing blog posts with a different persons signature on the bottom of them from now on, that most likely means I got fired for posting this. 

7. BONUS! This adorable watercolor dachshund pillow!
Angie, her daughter and I are all big weiner dog lovers and this is just too cute! You can find the dachshund and other cool designs on Etsy!

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